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BREWSTER MADRID
Madrid, Spain
FOUNDING HEAD OF SCHOOL
Start Date: Summer 2021
brewsteracademy.org
Mission
To prepare diverse thinkers for lives of purpose.
Vision
An approach to learning that has the exponential power to transform education,
communities, and the lives of students in our care.
Fast Facts
Opening: fall 2023
Planned enrollment: 1,200 students
School type: K-12 coeducational day school
OVERVIEW
Brewster Academy, a 200-year-old boarding and day school in Wolfeboro, New
Hampshire has long served a cognitively diverse student body effectively using a
unique approach to education called the Brewster Model. This research-driven and
time-tested model of instruction is characterized by a number of salient features,
including a team-based approach, embedded academic support, and mastery-
based, multi-leveled collaborative classroom modes that collectively function to
effectively serve a broad range of students. Brewster’s vision statement compels
school leadership to scale Brewster’s influence of this particular mode of teaching.
After two years of careful research in educational markets across the globe,
Brewster has selected Madrid, Spain as the site for its first global campus given the
clear demand for American-style education and for Brewster’s all-encompassing
approach to student-centeredness. Using the Brewster Model as the foundation,
the Head of Brewster Madrid will be charged with creating a school from the
ground up. They will be provided with a budget fitting the task, along with a broader
organizational structure capable of supporting the Head every step of the way.
Brewster Madrid is scheduled to open in the fall of 2023. It will be a K-12 day
school with an anticipated enrollment of approximately 1,200 students once the
school is fully scaled. Ideally, the founding Head will be able to spend all or part of
the 2021-22 academic year on the Brewster Academy campus in New Hampshire,
serving in a school leadership role while learning about Brewster’s approach to
education. The appointee will then transition to Madrid in July 2022 as founding
Head of School at Brewster Madrid.
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The successful candidate will be a strategic and energetic leader who will strive to
grow and refine the overall student experience across the domains of academics, arts,
athletics, and experiential education. Working collaboratively with the leadership of
Brewster Academy, the founding Head will be responsible for overseeing all aspects
of the Madrid campus. This is an exciting opportunity for a visionary leader who is
committed to the best traditions of independent school education, serving learners
adaptively in a rapidly changing world, and living and working with an international
group of students in one of Europe’s leading capital cities.
COMPETITIVE POSITIONING
After thorough market research, Brewster Madrid will enter the market with all the
qualities of a Tier One school, plus several qualities that will be unique to the market.
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“This is the way education
should be. A lot of places talk
about it – Brewster does it.”
- Parent
The Brewster Model
Brewster Madrid will be guided by the principles of The Brewster Model, an approach to learning that
ensures each individual student’s needs are met through an intellectually diverse and academically
challenging environment without standardization. The components of The Brewster Model are:
A Team Approach Age-specific Social and Emotional
Academic teams are responsible for the Curriculum
oversight and management of the educational The Brewster Model includes a social and
experience of a small group of students. Teams emotional learning curriculum designed to
operate, within grades, as a school-within-a- build the skills and qualities that matter in
school, ensuring that students receive a truly life—curiosity, character, collaboration, and
personalized education from a dedicated group confidence and to address the unique and
of educators. evolving challenges adolescents fare.
A Tradition Centered on the Student, Not the A Global Outlook
Institution The Brewster Model encourages cultural
Brewster embraces the positive impact that exploration embedded within the curriculum
comes with having diverse learners in the and through a diverse student body. Students
same classroom, teaching and learning from can also elect a trimester immersion program at
one another and believes that rigor should one of Brewster’s international campuses.
be adjusted in real time for greater support or
greater challenge to optimize student potential. A Balanced Approach to Technology
Thoughtful integration and access to technology
A Vanguard Approach to Teacher Training allows students and teachers to collaborate
All new faculty members attend a four-week seamlessly to enhance The Brewster Model’s
training program designed to prepare them to personalized approach.
teach according to best practices established
by the Model.
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ABOUT BREWSTER ACADEMY
Brewster Academy is an intellectually diverse and academically challenging
community that nurtures students’ curiosity, confidence, collaboration, and
character in preparation for lives of meaning and accomplishment. Brewster’s
promise is that each student will receive the right level of support when they need
it, and an appropriate level of challenge when they are ready for it. With a bold
history of innovation that began in 1820, Brewster currently serves 350 students
in grades 9-12 and postgraduate. The school is located in the small idyllic resort
town of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire on 80 picturesque acres with a half-mile of
lakefront on Lake Winnipesaukee. Students come from 21 countries and 23 states,
and 33% receive financial aid. The school has 91 faculty and student-facing staff;
29% have more than 20 years of teaching experience and 36% have been with
Brewster for more than a decade.
The academic program is renowned for its unique, team-based, student-focused
approach to learning called The Brewster Model and a multi-level, mastery-based
curriculum that includes Advanced Placement courses. A groundbreaking, grade-
specific Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) program is built into the curriculum,
and includes diversity, equity, and inclusion topics. Fully integrated academic
support and ELL programs are also available. With an approach that focuses on
the whole student, Brewster transforms students into self-aware, capable adults
who are committed to lives that are larger than the self. All students become well-
rounded individuals prepared for success—and ready to lead lives of purpose.
Graduates emerge with a strong sense of self and a deepened commitment to
others. They have to capacity to thrive broadly in college and beyond with passion,
purpose, and talent.
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MADRID, SPAIN
A modern metropolitan city, Madrid is the capital of Spain, home to the Spanish
Royal family and the Spanish Government. With its population of nearly 3.3 million
people, it is the country’s largest city. Located in the center of the Iberian Peninsula,
Madrid is surrounded by mountains and natural parks. It has traditionally been
the hub between different areas of Spain and is therefore connected to all major
Spanish cities by train, road, or air. Madrid’s system of public transport is among
the best in the world.
Madrid’s influence in politics, education, entertainment, environment, media,
fashion, science, culture, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the
world’s major global cities. Due to its economic output, high standard of living,
and market size, Madrid is considered the major financial center and the leading
economic hub of the Iberian Peninsula and of Southern Europe. It hosts the head
offices of the vast majority of major Spanish companies, such as Telefónica, IAG,
and Repsol. Madrid is a diverse, cosmopolitan city and a popular expat destination;
it is consistently recognized as one of Europe’s most livable cities.
While Madrid possesses modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel
of many of its historic neighborhoods and streets. The city is full of monuments,
like the royal palace, the Plaza Mayor, and its many statuettes. The museums
Del Prado, Reina Sofia, and Thyssen have some of the most fantastic collections
of famous Spanish painters like Velazquez, Goya, Picasso, and Miro. There are
regular international concerts, big flea markets, parades, and other activities, as
well as an active nightlife. To sport enthusiasts, Madrid can offer everything from
skiing (only one hour away by bus) during the winter, to golf all year round, as
well as international sporting events from its two world-famous soccer clubs, Real
Madrid and Atlético Madrid.
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“Brewster helped
me identify that I’m
a tactile learner –
learning by doing is
best for me.”
- Student
BREWSTER MADRID – THE K-12 EDUCATIONAL
LANDSCAPE
The demand for private K-12 education and American-style education in particular
is both extremely high and is projected to grow in the coming years. An analysis of
current K-12 options in Madrid and the environs reveals there is a strong appetite
for Brewster’s particular approach to education. Given that Brewster Madrid will
be a K-12 school—a clearly-articulated non-negotiable to enter this market—this
successful candidate will be charged with superimposing Brewster’s ethos as
embodied in The Brewster Model onto a K-12 framework.
BREWSTER MADRID – THE BUILDOUT
Reporting to a small and devoted group of founding Brewster Madrid board
members and supported by the leadership of Brewster Academy International,
LLC (the corporate body that functionally connects Brewster Academy Wolfeboro
with Brewster Madrid) the founding Head will develop a deep understanding of the
culture and practices of Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro either through intensive
or extensive work on campus in Wolfeboro with the senior administration during
school year 2021-22.
Armed with an understanding of Brewster’s approach to education, the Head will
hire an initial group of founding senior administrators to lead through the buildout
of the curriculum and operational plans. Concurrently, the founding Head will work
directly with U.S. and Spanish architectural firms to design and, ultimately, build
the home of Brewster Madrid. Thereafter, the founding Head will transition to
Madrid for the 2022-23 year in order to lead the marketing and admissions efforts
in the recruitment of Brewster Madrid’s first students in what will become a steady
buildout of the school over several years.
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OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Program:
• The founding Head will have the chance to bring a unique style of American
education to Madrid, a market that is seeking more and varied opportunities for
international education.
• The successful candidate will have the opportunity to help translate The
Brewster Model to a K-12 environment, expanding and enhancing a time-tested
approach to education.
Leadership:
• The founding Head will be the face of Brewster Madrid, recruiting and leading
top notch faculty and administrators.
Outreach:
• The founding Head will work directly with admissions staff, families, and
consultants to meet enrollment goals as Brewster Madrid grows from 150 to
1,200 students over ten years.
• The successful candidate will help shape the marketing and branding of a new
school offering and translate the unique qualities offered by Brewster Madrid to
the Spanish market.
Finance:
• The founding Head will work closely with representatives from Brewster
Academy International and the Brewster Madrid Board to ensure a successful
business model for a for-profit school.
The successful founding Head will be a candidate who brings demonstrated
leadership experience, creative-problem solving, and an entrepreneurial spirit to
the position.
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DESIRED QUALITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities and qualifications:
• Experience with K-12 education.
• A belief in the principles of The Brewster Model.
• Preferably, the ability to communicate effectively in Spanish and English.
• A commitment to global education.
• An entrepreneurial spirit.
• Financial acumen.
• Marketing experience and eagerness to be the primary representative of
Brewster Madrid.
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Interested and qualified candidates should submit electronically in one email and
as separate documents (preferably PDFs) the following materials:
• A cover letter expressing their interest in this particular position;
• A current résumé;
• A one-page statement of educational philosophy and practice;
• A list of five professional references with name, relationship, phone number, and
email address of each (references will not be contacted without the candidate’s
permission) forwarded to:
John Chandler
Senior Consultant
john.chandler@carneysandoe.com
Art Charles
Managing Associate, International Schools Practice
art.charles@carneysandoe.com
Lisa Parsons
Search Consultant
lisa.parsons@carneysandoe.com
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